covenable (s.xii1/3)

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covenable (s.xii1/3)

[ FEW: 2/ii,1127b convenire; Gdf: ; GdfC: 9,189a convenable; TL: 2,976 covenable; DEAF:  convenir (convenable); DMF:  convenable; TLF:  convenable; OED:  convenable a.1; MED:  covenable a.; DMLBS: ]
cuvenable,  kuvenable;  covennable;  convenable,  covable  (H) 13v conveneable  82r26 covegnable  ii 3.50  

a.

1necessary
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  necessarium: (L) covenable  ii 77
2suitable, fitting
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E il serat Sire [...] eslievement cuvenable en anguisse (Latin: elevatio opportuna in angustia)  11.IX.9
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E cuvenable estait Que pur nus (God) se dureit  71
( 1310 )  i[l] li tendi covenable mariage saunz disparagacion  Ed II iv 8
( 1385-96; MS: c.1400 )  vous hantez putaynes […] et aultres plusieurs ordes choses, que ne sont pas covenables  409
valid, proper
( MS: c.1275 )  Les queus vint e quatre (=jurymen) deivent a la covenable summunse le devantdit mere venir  26.4
( 1333 )  deus mil marchez de terre par covenable estent  447
qualified, competent
( MS: s.xiii1 )  militum apti: (D) chivalurs cu[v]enables  247.69
proper, up to standard
( 1358 )  Et qe nul qi claime estre del dit mestier d’orfeverie en la dite citee ne teigne shope, forsqe en Chepe qe homme puisse veer qe lour overages soient bones et covenables  68
attractive
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Cil qui la porte est bien parlable E amoros e covenable  220.498
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Beaus par esgard[e]ure, De vut resplendissable E forment covenable  814
( 1206-15; MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Engletere [...] ki est [...] large de bois e de riveres, e de veneisuns e de oiseals covenable  1.1
of good quality, choice
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ceus qi vendent […] cervoise […] pur covenable e seine  40
( 1354 )  mettre dessus le paner une demonstrance de covenable pesshoun et desouth […] mettre pesshoun descovenable  477
meins covenable
1unsuitable, unqualified
( 1261 )  quant le roy noma bones ministrez […] les conseillerz meynz covenablez mystrent  222
nient covenable
nientcovenable
nun covenable
nuncovenable
covenable sustenance
sustenance
descovenable  trescovenable 
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